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C T The Tat Dobb M I t I SY SYNOPSIS SIS SISI i I t I the splendid wedding we bt bf tier tir niece to Lord I C which she she- has ban financed Matilda Smith Ix Lovely Loey vely by her tee B l tenc i f youngest and physically th the weight weight- teat lent of or orthe th the four Ix Lovely lovel v ly slaters finds ands herself In decided decidedly I straitened circum stances tancel but has haa her own plans pana for the future which she sha refuses refuse to divulge i to he her het sister later figures In InI f I New York society The historic Lovely lofty f estate th In Virginia Is II t t owned b by a brother Lee Bill but financially unable to maintain his hi posit pol there as 81 a Lovely ovely should he la is lar f r t living ln to Chile white while the estate I la is rented dearest wish la is to own to which she ehe tests feels sure lure her brother will not return It Is I. rented to a Mr lur Johnston Johnstone CHAPTER Ill III Continued Continued 3 t Her ltEr heart henrt beating rapidly almost unable to believe belley her eyes eyell stared around her Th They y i were re on on the lI second cond floor off the e establishment and It Il seemed designed expressly for her pur pow poses i t What part of the premise premises do you yon wish to reserve for tor yourself she r. r asked breathlessly Could you rou rouget get along long without thi floor All Ail alsy as yell get along without S a hollow tooth the woman erel ans I I eagerly Do 00 ye re know v o of tinny one ont onti i who'd like Ike to take It off orr me roe hands Again looked Around berNot herNot herNot her ber Not with your fittings Im I'm afraid To be sure ure not Till more more than 1 J could eX expect Theres There's Utile here but butt butti i draperies an they can cnn be bo packed away way The lounge loung chairs 1 could u use Ulle e down stairs better times T save storage 9 Tho The womans woman's q quick Irk t brain had settled nil all RII details In n a II flash ash Do ye think theres there's chance of off f j me tenths tenths' It ft Miss Mills Lovely it It might eo make Just th the difference to Ih her he- he r t tween or I dont don't mind tellin II n ye that Im I'm Im I'm ft Miss Cresses 1 s es otle il n a help helpIn help help- In her agitation and sudden Budden h hope pe pei Madame Georgette was babbling i k stopped her good I 1 Fix I a moderate price for tor a frock j and nd once waive eve settled that Ill I'll tell you what I I have In mind for tor this floor If it you can really spare pare It ht I i Madame Georgette GeorjettE amazed Incredulous t ulous doubtful of ortho tho success of or so 80 unusual a venture when at last she ehe was won won over over threw thre her herself elf wholeheartedly wholeheartedly whole whole- heart heartedly Into the details of furnishing the stage setting and Incidentally saved la both money and annoying delays In Ia time the alliance e of good goodwill goodwill goodwill will was destined to work work out but to the advantage of both hoth and nd her tenant neither hesitating to to recommend the other where she might be of or use The word Lo Lovely Loy y having an unfortunate tomato connotation from the Inception inception tion of ot the plan had known that she he must moist take a b business name and finally she struck on the name me It Jt was In no known language It did didlot Slot not mean anything but It sounded as 88 asIf asit It If It might and before she he had hod expected ex petted found herself launched as Madame Her staff consisted of one small boy bor lie ne was dressed In black balk with many gilt lit buttons A Around round braided cap of jade green een poised over one ear par and held beld by a glided gilded chin strap lint lent him s. s The Tho diminutive Infant In fant fault was officially entitled Buttons and end entered Into his hili duties dutil's with en en- had seen little of ot her ber sisters during her period of preparation and bearing nothing of her activities they took It for granted there were WE're none Either she had given up her foolish plans or ha had exaggerated her situation It Jt Wall teas was like Scott to make an amazing story tory out of nothing It was Doctor Stannard who brought about bout the revolution revelation II lie II and antI his wife were ere engaged to dine at the II Ham Ham- and he was Called out professionally pro pro- at the last moment so that Lucy was obliged to g gee gi on en alone He lie came In In how however lr before th the e cocktails were finished Im glad you rou weren't detained Cyril his hll wife greeted him Nothing serious I hope Nothing at al' al you rou might say h he e snapped napped as all If t the fault were hersA hers A MA tool fool who wants a doctor to to hold hohl her ber hand and tell fell her she looks lo young youn younger er r than she did when she was wall nineteen nine nine- teen every ery time she discovers the b bEgInning be beginning ginning of a wrinkle Ive I've always alway s thought that a man was wall Justified 1 In ID n sending ending his bis tiresome patients to psychoanalysts pay and such people II as this Madame Reeves Blanton lanto Is a so o kEEn on Cyril tumbled fumbled In his pocket anddrew and anddrew d drew out a couple Ioupe of cards manton Blanton gave e me several se of these e and advised ad me to use them he said ald Shell not a It psychoanalyst as I understand under unde t It stand and It t She's just a Pollyanna son sort t of ot person Rig nig lg and Jolly and aad fat tat laughs people out of or their sill silly y fads and notions I take It It There was a swift exchange o of f glances between bet the sisters A horrible hor suspicion had bad struck them at th the e same Instant Laura reached for tor the cards an and d pr pissed u one to Lucy MADAME MADUm Little Sister of the Ulel t Fifth Avenue Terms high Special appointments double teM fees fees Surely If It its it's a Joke jokel I Lucy cried crIpe Watching her however I laura aura saw the fingers that held the card tremble and andt at t once skillfully dismissed the subject D of D Madame Not tilt till tile she khe went Into he her sets- sets IIIi i ter's room tl to put on her i bp dM did Lucy find a chance of sharing her tier suspicions BUS sus You don dont don't for a moment think It Itcan Itcan itcan can he be Im I 1 do Laura returned Isn't It just jut the sort of thing she talked at luncheon that day liy If th tills this Is what she's doln doing she must be he stopped It would simply Imply enrage en en- rn rage c Cyril I h I mean he Is so particular about his professional standing It would simply Imp y kill him Were probably agitating ourselves needlessly Laura patted l her sister 4 o on oU n her shoulder to reassure her toy Any Anyway way say nothing about It especially tt to Louise Ill I'll see sec tomorrow v fine and find Ond out what she's hell doing with herself seq her tomorrow without tam fall ru Lucy y Implored I 1 shant shan't haa ha have haven havea a n happy moment until I knows Y you 4 know v w Without fall fail Laura promised nut Rut hy by the time she Bhe was ui had t telephoned the I 1 Lovely elY had hat gone one forthe tiny day Dial know where Miss Lope con could Id I'd he rt reached Witt With Wit deep regret the clerk assured nt h he heal dill did h not 5 I Laura hung bung up She ab could pUhl find rolf There was ItS nothing more annoying than to b be tie kept In inn SU sub sus I peb b bf And AntI then the way to end that suspense occurred to her She took up tip thug the telephone again and o offered tM ed her ber car She would go to see Bee Madame Madam e b So I ton On the way to make her call Laura Jaura Mil had time to to reflect and to many qualms qualm Should Madame proe rove hove lot 0 I ho what COUI could she lI an t j l f her There was nothing she wanted to consult her about She finally decided de tie- ded to ask to have havo her horoscope II drawn wn It might be amusing and If Madame were not a d i lop 1st It would provide nn easy pUllY y escape The motor drew up up as near near near- to to the number number she had hili given pa ns III the crowd of eai ca caW p cd a lit the curb fp permit t. t She Shia descended and locating lm ber her hershe she was tor on onn a II tall narrow building sie t walked pa past t It twice twice before before she entered lending leading to the elevators Ile Sh She hind had recognized Madame M Georgette Georg Gor ette ettes shop hop and Its It proximity reassured reassured reas reas- her The elevator ator slid Into sight to discharge Its freight a girl pretty In spite spar of the cheap make up up which hid her fresh tresh young skin f fa a mes mt's messenger messenger IUD gum l as if Ills tys Job Joh depended on on It an arid 1 n a worried l lo looking king kingman man with a It large horseshoe pin of ut emeralds adorning his expensive necktie neck neck- tie Laura was was' sure the emeralds were real ral and Immediately while while noting no nomore nomore nomore more of him than the pin cast him In Inthe Inthe inthe the role of gunman gunman- When the thi- elevator elevator ele ele- vator boy asked What floor please she said Madame Salton reluctantly as though she were disclosing a n compromising compromising com com- promising secret And she Bhe was wall no tin whit reassured when he announced cheerily Second floor and ushered her out of the car before she had time timeto timeto to resist i She thought peevishly that he wallIn was wall j In n R great hurry to be rid of hoer ber DI 11 I DI-I In front was a door across which was as a bar on which was wn printed for all till the world to rend read Oblige by using the entrance at nt the tho front No name wn wag attached Highly mj mysterious 1 Laura tol toll herself A few tew faltering steps brought her to to another door uncompromisingly unc ls labeled la- la MADAME IAnA IE S. ITOU Nothing more Here Herl she he paused to quiet her ber nerves nellI Of course It was Why was s she e hesitating Yet she opened the with a It hint of violent haste hatt so was wall she that her courage might ht evaporate evaporate orate At once olle she found foun herself In the most cheerful and modernistic of foyers done In emerald green and titian citron yel yel- low A boy In tn livery with red fEd curls bushing out below his natty cap sprang prang to attention Would Madame he be Blat seated while he hI Inquired Inquire If It would be possible for far Madame to see lle tier ber Madame Saltern's time was heavily taxed Tell TIll Madame It Is Mr Mr Ir James Hammersley She w will see me She said It haughtily placing the slightest shade of emphasis upon thelast the thelast last word and the next nelt moment r fe re regretted the Impulse that had l ted led d her herto herto to ghe give her name ame If the woman w were re reIt a It blackmailer she blackmailer she had heard of or such things The boy returned Madame Salt would be able to glove give e her a few D m. m Jj te i I utes ales shortly At the moment she shea a was engaged I If II i If Laura was nervous at tl e eback back of or the establishment was was hardy hardly less Ices so Plainly the tug of war with willi her family could be postponed lio longerI longer looger I The rhe he of or much meditation was that she used Madame Georgette's I vate Tate elevator evator to summon that kindly woman i j iMy My 1 sister Bister Mrs Ira it ii I II I T w a I here she Bhe announced without reserve since alren already 1 knew that her ber fam y were In Ignorance of her ber oc occupation UP tl n And what d db you care dearie dearle sill at once began truculently stopped tier her In 10 one way ay Dot riot at Rt all lIn Jn in another I find I care a aJ J surprising lot she he said succinctly Thi Is a why I o wanted Iff to enl to you rOil Madame l Therl Theres just a chance that even yet she ht has no Idea who Madame to consult her herIn herin In good faith ralth nut But If It Laura nurn has come snooping end and nd that Is what I 1 suspect I 1 I mean menn to to punish her for It Why didn't she he ask me me what I was doing straight o out t man to man She did not Dt add that on the few occasions occasIons occasions oc oc- oc- oc when she had seen Laura or orI I Lucy of late late they ther had taken every enry opportunity op op- op to stress tress stress the pleasures and advantages of life In South Routh America and end that their obvious t desire lre to be rid if bt her had wounded her deeply Their affection for tor her was so hidden bidden by br t selfishness that she had begun to doubt douht Its lis existence hat hat do y n of me men o ely Georgette asked d. d Im ready randy to help you you know that I O s I I I want you to lend tend me Mademoiselle Ivonne ne for tor fors V lif n aj few minutes 1 I p propose propose to make sure Bur of ot fairs ira s fee tee bel before ore lite sees me ml j Smut sho showed ced her white while teeth In a a highly m malicious malicious' J I find and Madame l Georgette ejaculated God Cod save safe us I adding You Yon Yo f wouldn't be orr your o on cn sister Miss Lovely Love Love- ly iy Iy t If she he has come here to spy on me l J I would de She de- de deB B senes- senes f E t to he be punished hed Moreover in any case t to make her appreciate that y f c M MJ rte J t i r We Love You You How Can We W. We Bear t to Have You Run Such Such Risks this thid Is a serious business she mu must t be be made to pay money for torn forn n sight BIght of me And of or course she wont won't pay a penny If It she knows who Madame Is Is So IN Iii find out that mu muc much before I see her You certainly ar are are a 8 wise onel Madame Georgette's admiration was wu unaffected nut hut Id I'd better send you yon Jalna She's new since Mrs Oar liar mersley bought anything off me so sn therell there'll be he beno no risk that shell she'll recognize recognise her A few minutes later inter Laura's Lauras auras solitude w was ns broken In upon by the silent en entrance entrance trance of a sedate black robed black robed figure figure notebook In hand Good flood morning Madame the girl said The name Is Mrs James Jamell Ham lIalO- mersley lien Her air was businesslike Yes Laura confirm confirmed Id I'd this Since she Bhe had foolishly gln given n her hr name she saw sa no no h help p for tor It The girl made an entry on a blank page And the address That too was surrendered reluctantly reluctant reluctant- ly y because It was useless to attempt to hide It This Thill Is a first consultation I be belleve lIe here Yes Another entry The fee Is one hundred dollars dollars In In n advance the self self-possessed self possessed young youn woman looked at her expectantly I newer never carr carry such an nn amount o of ot f money with me met mel I Laura aura exclaimed Naturally not not Jams Jalna returned your jour our check will be entirely satisfactory tory Mrs Hammersley I I Icon Ican can supply you with a blank check check- check One hundred dollars for tor nothing The thought was preposterous L ur hesitated J li foh Should she refuse to pay payi It t and go away Seeming to read tier her thoughts the 61 girl rl c closed her U t tie book If It f you rOU prefer to tp postpone the mat DIat matter matter ter she ahe he said ch cheerfully cheerfully ly too cheerfully cheer cheer- fully Laura thought Plainly th that t wo s the Idea idea- This was one of ot s gigantic bluffs She counted o on n Laura's Lauras refusal and would chortle wit with h Joy ot at ridding herself of herI herI her I 1 w just If I 1 h had d on one e of my own cheeks ks with me mt said maid del deliberately You Tou ou i t in sn n In If lend lynd Ad roe me roea m ma a 8 pen I 1 suppose suppose I r prefer refer a stub I Salt au Incorporated she was wall s prompted as she filled out the check and banded t It t to the waiting wafting girl I I And now I 1 hops hop I will not be lie d do- do e C. C deI I Ij hayed laed long she suggested I 1 am not accustomed to waiting Jalna was U pleased |